Registering device



May 24, 1932. A. J. JACOBS" 1,860,1 4

REGI STERING DEVICE Filed Dec; 21, 1928 'lllllllll IN V EN TOR.

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Patented May 2 4, 1932 UNITE o v I j 1,866, 4;

AARON J. JACOBS, or BROOKLYN, NEW YOR Ass'mnon'ro rHn' AooBsBaos. col, ind,

or BROOKLYN,- NEwYonK, A conronarion on N W YORK,

nners'rrinme DEVICE 7,

Application filed ne emb iai, iezsflseria N6; 327,499;

This invention relates to a registering mech anismcapablefof use in numerous different assoclations but pr1mar1ly to-be employed in connection with scales.

5x It is an object of the invention to provide a mechanism of this character, the elements of which may be employedin connection @with.

various scale parts or accessories, but which are primarily intended to be utilized inconneotion wth a height-measuring device which,

while capable of beingv independently employed, is of particular utility when associated .with a scale of, for example, a platformvtype.

.A'further object of the invention is that of providing an improved height-measuring device covering a comparatively great range, and the parts of which may be adjusted readily to various positions and the indicated height being plainly registered.

Another object is that of providing such a structure, the parts of which will'be few in number, readily manufactured and assembled and furnishing useful service over long periods of time with freedom from mechanical difiiculty. With these and further objects in mind reference is had to the attached sheet of drawings illustrating one practical embodiment of the invention and in which:

Figure l is a front View of a height-measuring device;

Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof; 7 Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken along the lines 3-3 in the direction of the arrows of Fig. 1; 1 I v Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view taken along the lines 4l4 and in the direction of the arrows of Fig. 5. '1

Fi 5 is a front view of a scale beam embodymg the present invention, and V Fig. 6 is a'sectional viewshowing a construction which may be adopted.

Referring primarilyto Figs. 1 to 3, it will be seen that-the numeral 10 indicates the base of a channel member which, as shown, is preferably U-shapedin cross-section, with its ably mounted within the space defined by this channel member is a second channel member be secured to the member 10' so as tolattach v thesame to asuitable supporting surface and venting. this arm frombeing swung to 7 too in Fig. 2, will traverse the front face. of the member 10,. V

' Likewise, as,in Figs. 4 and 5, stripsf21 of a similar nature are provided within thef re- .understood that bythis expedient a readily 11 having its base recessedoreferably to even greater extent than the-base of the ,-member 10.is recessed. The-body of the -1nemberl1 may be reinforced, if desired,by

astrip l2ofsuitable material extendinglon- .gitudlnally within. the same [and it Will be observed that the inturned portions of the arms of themember10serveto preventrelative displacement of the member 11 with respect thereto. If desired, a bracket 13 may 1' at the upper end of the .member'hlil; thereis .secured, ,by means of a pivot 14:, an arm; 15 "having a. head-contacting portion 16. The -p1vot14 is associated with; themember 111 preferably byjmeans ofsa bracket arm :17 which assures a spacing "of the parts of the pivot to a point at whichi the'y .willclear and extend to one. side of the member 10] when'the parts-have been telescoped to a" point at whichthis may occur. The arm 15 rnay carry a stopielement 18 .contractible with the bracket 17 for the purpose of pre great an extent. The arm may additionally present a registering finger or pointerpor tion '19, which,-when}the-arn1 is shifted forwardly-to the position shown in full lines 7 Disposed within the grooves provided in the outer faces of; the base portions of the strips 10 and 11 virtue of their-recessing, {are strips 20 which'may be securedin' position as, for example, by rivets. Thesestrips present a series of graduations whichmaybe embossed therein so that the scale of the registering device will bevplainly apparent." g V cessed side faces 22 .of the scale beam. 23; whichmay preferably be die-cast, it, being legible register isprovided and'thatitlwill not be necessaryto incur the expense of having the die embrace theindicia', with;consequent' liability of having certain: of its 1 in dicia. vague, and necessitating the destruction of the unit and re-dieingof the same,

V aside fromthe fact-that b means of the f' present invention it is feasi le to'provide a greater contrast between the register and background than is otherwise feasibleL In employing the" device of Figs. 1 to 3, I

the member '10 is, as aforestated, preferably 7 7 associated with-the ba'se of a scale and the bracket 13 is secured to the scale. column.

' Obviously, however, this need'notnec es'sarily bedone, but in anyevent, the member 10 is in proper'relation to thecsurface upon .which' the person being measured is: supported, it will be a simple matter, by simply swinging the arm 15 toa point atwhich the head of such person contacts With the portion 16 thereof, to observe the reading. at the upper end of the member 10 andthus deter mine the heighti: If a person be of lessheight.

than the height of the member 10, the proper registrationmay' nevertheless be accurately determined by simply swinging the-arm to the position shown'infull'lines in Fig. 2iandthereupon Observing that portion of the scaleupon the strip 20 which is in registry with the finger or pointer 19; In certain instances-it may be foundthat the tendenc of thetelescopic elements'or channel mem ers may tend tofslide too freely. withrespect to each other. With this in mind and according to the'present invention, a spring24may' be associated with the innerelementto-bear 7 against theinner face of the outer element which will obviously serve toretard the rela- .tive movement of these members, thus achievingi th'e result desired.

Thus,:'among others, the several objects ments of parts'mightbe resorted to without departing from the spiritof the de ned bytheclaims.

' "Having described my invention what l.

claim as new,-'and desire to secureby Letters "Patent,-is 1' 1. A' eight-measuringdeviceincludinga member mounted for vertically slidable "movement, a scale associatedwith saidmem ber, an arm 'pivotally mounted on saidmemher and havinginovemenflin a horizontal plane, a head contact portion-forming a part V r or said arm, and a stop cooperating with said member and also, forming part of said arm to limit the pivotal movement thereof. f

of members U-shaped in cross-section and one slidably disposed within the other, means for confining said members to telescoping relat-ionship, a plurality of strips bearing'gradnations and associated with said members, an object contacting device, means forming a part thereof-and movable to traverse the -graduations of the strip associated with said outer member, and a; bracket for mounting said device, said bracket extending between the arms of said outermember and beingse cured, to the inner face of the inner member. a f

4.; A" measuring "device, including, in combination, a graduated slotted outer member an inner member mounted for verticalfmove- I ment within the same,,an'object contacting device pivotally mounted'by and horizontally movable with the upper end of. said inner member, an indicating pointer 'carriedby said I ob ect contacting devlce ad acent its point ofpivotal connection, said indicating point er being'adapted for registration for the graduations of the outer member and be -1ng dISPOSGCllIl the sameplane as the eontacting surface of said object contacting de- Vice. 2

Intestimony whereofl aiiix my signature. it Q AARON VJ. 'JA'coBs.v

2. Aheight-measuringdevice including a f pairof telescopically disposed members, each I 'U-shaped in cross-section, scales associated outermost member and secured to the innermost member, an element carried bysaid 4 j bracketfand means forming a part of said :element to traverse the scale graduationsas- I sociated with the outermost member. t

' A m'easuringdevice including: a pair "with the-base portions of said members, a bracketextending between the arms of the iio Y 

